December 2025
Season’s greetings!
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation wishes you a peaceful Christmas season and a Happy New Year! The Foundation’s office will be closed during Christmas week, 22–26 December, and on New Year’s Day, 1 January 2026.
Grants of Gust. Komppa Fund open for applications 15–31 January 2026
The Gust. Komppa Fund awards grants in the field of chemistry. From the beginning of 2026, the fund’s grants will be larger than before, and the focus areas of the grants have been clarified.
Foundations establish a new company: Support for child and youth work and culture through impact first funding
The Solutions Fund Effekt (Ratkaisurahasto Effekt Oy) is a newly established company that supports and finances social projects with measurable, long-term results. Its initial focus is on children and youth, as well as cultural and educational initiatives.
Major Cultural Projects, Application period 15–31 January 2026
We are seeking Major Cultural Projects aiming for breakthroughs that support our goal of creating a more diverse, more skilled, and more international Finland. Major Cultural Projects are our key projects that tackle societal challenges through the perspectives of science, art, and public enlightenment.